Biosecurity Support Officer

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Job Title**: Biosecurity Support Officer
**Role type**: Permanent
**Location**: Christchurch
**Salary Range**: Circa $60,710 per annum

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
The Biosecurity Support Officer will need the flexibility to adapt and develop as the environment evolves and will be required to deliver results in the following areas
- Travel Bookings
- Processing invoices and ordering goods
- Assisting with other Operational Support functions as required

The position is 8.00am - 4.30pm in office, Monday - Friday.

Mōu - About You
You will need to be professional, well-spoken, organized and comfortable dealing with a wide range of people. If you take pride in completing your work to a high level, providing input to improve, develop processes and want to become part of a supportive team, then you are just the type of person that our Support Team of the Biosecurity Central / South Directorate is looking to recruit.
- Experience in a reception or administrative role in a corporate office environment
- A drive to deliver an exceptional customer experience in every interaction
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels including with the public
- A high level of organizational skills, the ability to deliver on time and solve problems as they arise.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
We are a small team who enjoy engaging with internal and external stakeholders. The team all work from the Christchurch based office. Our mahi supports and enables Biosecurity New Zealand to protect our borders to keep pests and diseases out of New Zealand.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.
Biosecurity New Zealand is part of the Ministry for Primary Industries and is focused on:

- stopping pests and diseases at the border before they get to New Zealand
- eradicating or managing the impact of those already here

With the help of New Zealanders, we ensure our unique environments and the value of our primary industries are maintained.
Biosecurity New Zealand provides the operational focus and direction to ensure Aotearoa has the right resources and people-power to protect our country from biosecurity threats.
New Zealand has a complex and effective biosecurity system to support our unique environment and the relatively few pests and diseases that threaten our economy. New Zealand's biosecurity system has 3 interlocking layers of protection - pre-border, border and post-border. From regulations to inspections and surveillance, our robust system helps prevent new threats from establishing in Aotearoa.

**This system involves**:

- Trade and bilateral agreements
- International plant and animal health standards
- Risk assessment and import health standards
- Border intervention
- Readiness and response
- Surveillance
- Pest and diseases management

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
- Additional MPI leave days
- Ability to purchase extra annual leave
- Access to free professional confidential counselling

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.

Applications close at midnight on Monday 19th February 2024.

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